Ketanji Brown Jackson born for the bench
Parents and community reflect on the Supreme Court nominee and her place in history
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Parents and community reflect on the Supreme Court nominee and her place in history
Brown Jackson, 51, grew up in a family of educators in Miami-Dade County where she excelled as a student and debater in high school.
“But they were pained and angered to even see the menu that officials were calling for to celebrate Black History Month," she said. Pierre calls the serving of watermelon insensitive and tone-deaf. The fruit is a symbol of the perception of Black people after they were freed from slavery. “So to reference watermelon, at least back in the Jim Crow days, back in our earlier history, it would be symbolic to those who are childish in nature, those who are unclean," Pierre said. Rick Ueno, general manager of the W South Beach, told NBC 6 that the menu will change, adding “the hotel apologi...